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Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,609,208
Total Entries
5,177
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
50
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 5,177
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Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Just 50 players from the original field of 5,177 entrants returned for Day 3 of Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After nearly ten hours of relentless action, the field was whittled down at a rapid pace. An unofficial final table was reached shortly after the dinner break, and by night's end, only five players remained in contention for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. All remaining players have locked up $78,876.
Leading the final five is South Africa's Adriaan Jacobs, who bagged a commanding 67,200,000 chip stack. Jacobs began the day among the top ten in chips, maintained his composure throughout the marathon session, and will return with a sizable lead as he chases his first WSOP gold bracelet. He doubled his stack near the end of the night versus Lisa Tan, when he made a full house that he played to perfection.
Day 2 chip leader Seong Han of South Korea finished the night second in chips with 30,000,000. Han has already put together several deep runs during this summer's WSOP, and this marks his deepest run of the series.
Rounding out the top three is the lone American remaining, Paul Merlette, who ended the day with 27,700,000. Regardless of the outcome, Merlette has already secured the best recorded live tournament finish of his career and now has an opportunity to cap it off with a bracelet.
China's Xingwei Chen returns fourth in chips with 17,500,000. With more than $100,000 in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob, Chen also began the day among the top ten chip counts and remains firmly in contention.
Bringing up the rear is Japan's Junichi Murakami, who will return with 13,500,000. This deep run will mark the largest recorded cash of his career, and despite starting the final day as the short stack, he remains just a few double-ups away from contention.
The night's final elimination was Tan, who bowed out in sixth place to set the official final table. Tan saw her tournament end heartbreakingly when Seong Han completed a rivered flush to eliminate her just one spot shy of the final day. Tan is fresh off a deep run in the $1,000 Ladies Event, where she finished seventh out of 1,475.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adriaan Jacobs | South Africa | 67,200,000 | 112 |
| 2 | Seong Han | Korea, Republic of | 30,000,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Paul Merlette | United States | 27,700,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Xingwei Chen | China | 17,500,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Junichi Murakami | Japan | 13,500,000 | 23 |
Several notable players fell just short of the final five. Michael Starek, who entered Day 3 fourth in chips, spent much of the day battling a short stack before his run came to an end in 12th place for $17,309.
Canada's Yoann Saubot, originally from France, was all smiles after reaching the final table. His deep run was made even more memorable as his roommate Christopher Summers-James also enjoyed a strong showing in the event, finishing in eighth place. Saubot's tournament concluded in ninth place.
Remarkably, five of the ten players who began Day 3 at the top of the chip counts converted their strong starts into final-table appearances: Han, Tan, Jacobs, Chen, and Saubot.
Remaining Payouts
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $282,817 |
| 2 | $188,231 |
| 3 | $139,723 |
| 4 | $104,555 |
| 5 | $78,876 |
Players will return to the Paris Gold section tomorrow, July 4th, at 11 a.m. Blinds will remain at Level 36, 300,000/600,000/600,000 for another three minutes. Blind levels will be one hour in length with 15-minute breaks every two levels.
Day 4 is shaping up to be an action-packed finale. For all the latest updates, stay tuned to PokerNews throughout.
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Day 4 Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seong Han | South Korea | 30,000,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Junichi Murakami | Japan | 13,500,000 | 14 |
| 3 | Paul Merlette | United States | 27,700,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Adriaan Jacobs | South Africa | 67,200,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Xingwei Chen | China | 17,500,000 | 18 |
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
The tournament has concluded for the evening, and five players will return tomorrow to Paris Las Vegas at 11:00 a.m. Blinds will continue in Level 36 with blinds at 300,000/600,000/600,000. Recap will follow shortly.
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Lisa Tan shoved all-in for 8,000,000 from cutoff and, after asking for a count, Seong Han in the big blind called.
Lisa Tan: A♠10♥ 
Seong Han: A♦9♦
Tan was looking at a potential double up when the dealer flopped 7♣2♦J♥. She maintained her lead on the Q♦ turn but it also gave Han more outs with a flush draw.
A cheer came out of Han when the river 10♦ fell. Tan was initially confused as she hit a pair on the river until it was showed to her that Han had completed his flush.
Han crossed over to apologize to Tan, who had been such a good sport throughout the day. Tan smiled and said it was okay then went on her way.
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Adriaan Jacobs opened to 1,200,000 under the gun and both the blinds, Paul Merlette in small and Lisa Tan in big called.
The flop came 7♣3♥4♦. Tan fired 1,500,000 and only Jacobs called.
On the 4♠ turn, Tan kept the pressure with a 2,600,000 bet. After a few seconds of thinking, Jacobs went beyond and made it 9,000,000. It was Tan's turn to tank. After a minute, she announced all in for around 40,000,000.
Jacobs looked up at the ceiling, took a deep breath, then called.
Adriaan Jacobs: 7♠7♦
Lisa Tan: A♥2♥
Tan had ace-high while Jacobs had turned a full house. The river 6♣ was a formality.
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Paul Merlette opened to 1,200,000 from cutoff and got a customer in Xingwei Chen in the big blind.
The flop came 9♥2♥A♦. After a check, Merlette continued with 1,500,000.
Action went check, check on the turn 3♥.
After another check on the river 10♥, Merlette shot out 3,000,000 sending Chen to the tank.
Chen was taking so much time that Merlette said, "Whatever you do, I'm going to call."
That seemed to trigger Chen to call. Merlette tabled Q♠10♦ for a pair of tens, then Chen showed A♠8♥ for top pair.
As Chen scooped the pot, Merlette said to no one in particular, "Maybe I should have kept quiet."
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
In the small blind Paul Merlette opened for 1,200,000. Big blind Lisa Tan called.
The dealer spread A♣J♦Q♠. Merlette continued with 1,500,000 and still Tan hung on.
On the 10♠ turn, Merlette checked. Tan fired 4,500,000. Merlette went beyond and made it 10,000,000 which was enough to make the chip leader fold.
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Lisa Tan opened to 1,200,000 on the button and Adriaan Jacobs called in the small blind.
The flop came 3♠9♦7♠. Both players checked through the 9♠ turn.
Jacobs fired 4,200,000 sending Tan to the tank. "I need to think about this," she said.
She picked the chips out and, after a couple of minutes, called.
Jacobs tabled J♣J♥ prompting Tan to muck her hand.
